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ERT Weds Workshops 2019

The ERT Wednesday Workshops are hands-on learning experiences that enable our community to explore new tools and technologies and to learn about the varied expertise and resources available to them at the College. The series of workshops also aims to help students develop information, creative, and technical skills that complement an education in the liberal arts and sciences.

Wednesday Workshops are intended for Yale-NUS College community.

Carpentry DIY: Bedside Organiser Stand

Join us in the carpentry studio to learn about the tools that are available for your use. The workshop will include a hands-on activity, and the finished product will be a bedside organiser stand. This is a 2-hour workshop to allow you enough time to finish the product. You may also have time to etch the finished project upstairs in the Fabrication Studio.

Fabrication Studio DIY: How to use the Laser Engraving/Cutting machine

Create a keychain using the logo you previously created in the Illustrator workshop. If you didn’t attend the logo workshop bring a .png/.ai file that can be used for the etching.
Using the Ai file from the previous workshop, you’ll be able to turn it into a physical keychain. You will learn how to use the Fabrication studio safely with a hands-on activity using the laser engraving/cutting tool.Limited to first 6 students.

Learn the basics of the laser cutter/engraver.

Learn how to turn on the air assist pump, extractor and the extractor.

Learn Adobe Illustrator print settings for the engraver.

Engrave!

SAFETY NOTE: Please wear covered shoes and long hair should be pulled back.

Join us in the carpentry studio to learn about the tools that are available for your use. The workshop will include a hands-on activity, and the finished product will be a bedside organiser stand. This is a 2-hour workshop to allow you enough time to finish the product. You may also have time to etch the finished project upstairs in the Fabrication Studio.

Learn how to use Zotero to manage your research and create bibliographies. Using original ideas of others must be cited through proper attribution and citation. By using tools like Zotero authors can give credit to original ideas easily. During the workshop, you will install and use Zotero in order to save citations, manage our personal library, and create beautiful bibliographies. https://www.zotero.com/

Citation Management: Mendeley
Learn how to use Mendeley to manage your research and create bibliographies. Using original ideas of others must be cited through proper attribution and citation. By using tools like Mendeley authors can give credit to original ideas easily. During the workshop, you will install and use Mendeley in order to save citations, manage your personal library, and create beautiful bibliographies. We will also delve into some of the collaborative and social features of Mendeley that distinguish it from other citation management systems. https://www.mendeley.com/

Date: 20 FebruaryTime: 330 – 430pmVenue: Program Room 2
Please bring your laptop to get the most out of this session.

Video Production 101Step into the recording studio and learn how to use lights, microphones, and the green screen the way pros do!Date: 16 JanuaryTime: 3 – 4:30 pmVenue: Recording Studio (Limit to 12 pax due to studio size)

Spatial Patterns (GIS): Hot Spot Analysis
Have you wondered how to analyse patterns in spatial data? Or how to use data to promote data-driven decision making? Learn how to supplement your data with concrete numbers and statistics by creating a hot spot analysis. The techniques learned will be useful if you are intending to identify spatial patterns in your data and transform them visually.

Citation Management: Zotero
Learn how to use Zotero to manage your research and create bibliographies. Using original ideas of others must be cited through proper attribution and citation. By using tools like Zotero authors can give credit to original ideas easily. During the workshop, you will install and use Zotero in order to save citations, manage your personal library, and create beautiful bibliographies. https://www.zotero.com/

Date: 13 FebruaryTime:330 – 430pm
Venue: Program Room 2
Please bring your laptop to get the most out of this session.